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What is viral marketing (and does it actually work in 2020)?

Sprout Social

If you’re still itching for your business to “go viral,” we don’t blame you. This explains why so many businesses look toward viral marketing as an opportunity to catapult themselves into social media superstardom. The concept of viral marketing definitely deserves some revisiting as we enter a new decade. Good question!

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6 Tips for Creating Content That Spreads Naturally

Hubspot

We’ve all been there — you hit publish on a blog post and expect the social shares, page views, and agreeable comments to start rolling in. It takes more than simply publishing content to stand out among your target audience and competitors. Because, in content, there's a strong relationship between virality and emotion.

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The Fluid, Creative Agency Inside of RebelMouse

RebelMouse

A lot of people know RebelMouse from when we went viral in 2012 as a social aggregation tool — later dubbed "social media's front page." This is still true, but RebelMouse has since evolved into an enterprise-level publishing solution that — just like we always have — adapts to the current digital landscape.

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The 15 Best LinkedIn Pulse Articles On Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

I started publishing on Slideshare in July of 2010. And while none of my posts “went viral,” I am engaging with thousands of new readers each month on that platform as well. And no business is too small to succeed if it has innovative products and a strong focus on customers. Thousands of new visitors every month!

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2018: A RebelMouse Year in Review

RebelMouse

For the digital publishing ecosystem, it was a turbulent year overall. While the deprioritization of news in Facebook's News Feed resulted in devastating shutdowns for some publishers who relied heavily on Facebook, we knew early on that the sweeping change would be an opportunity for publishers — and it was.

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Chris Abraham joins Frank Eliason and Shel Holtz on FIR

Biznology

A pioneer in online social networks and publishing, with a natural facility for anticipating the next big thing, Chris is an Internet analyst, web strategy consultant and adviser to the industries’ leading firms. Working for Comcast, he was recognized by BusinessWeek as “the most famous customer service manager in the U.S.,

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How to Use Documentary Filmmaking Techniques to Craft Memorable Content

Content Marketing Institute

When Facebook announced the latest changes to its news feed in January, its intention was clear: to reduce further the amount of content users see from brands and publishers, particularly what it deems low-quality “engagement bait.”. Customers and non-customers watch Vans shorts to experience characters they identify with, says @drmckee.